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FRP Two way Joist System The Answer For Cleanroom Concrete Flooring
When electronics giant Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, Texas) spec'd the 200,000 ft2 (18,850m2) multistory cleanroom for its new semiconductor manufacturing facility, it needed to accommodate not only strict indoor air quality requirements but heavy structural loads as well. The cleanroom was designated as the
Read MoreUpdate: Composite PCBs
Small printed circuit boards are big consumers of composite materials.
Read MoreThermoformable Composite Panels, Part II
Preconsolidated sheet stock for load-bearing applications features continuous fiber - not only glass, but carbon and aramid as well.
Read MoreReinforced Plastics Mold New Niches In Electronics
For manufacturers and consumers, composites are protecting delicate circuitry and making devices more durable.
Read MoreWaves Of Change: From Shock To Opportunity
Closing of Clark Foam opens surfboard industry to new technologies.
Read MoreLFRT Uncovers Hidden Value For New Jeep Vehicle
Long-fiber thermoplastic composite fulfills engineering and assembly plant requirements for multifunctional door module.
Read MoreAircraft Repair Can And Should Be Automated
Consultant Fred Perkins (Federal Engineering Associates LLC, McLean, Va.) is currently involved in quality control and mission assurance for defense programs as well as a Phase I SBIR program for the U.S. Air Force, applying stochastic design analysis to finite element modeling of composite aircraft part repairs.
Read MorePlane Enthusiasts Plan LSA-compliant Composite Aircraft
Aspiring owners build and - plan to market - their own tandem seat, twin-boom pusher.
Read MoreLaser Imaging Material Speeds Aircraft Parts Into Production
A simple product is having a significant impact on composites fabrication at the Boeing Phantom Works' Accelerated Digital Design and Manufacturing (ADDM) group in St. Louis. RegiStar, a trademarked laser-imageable tape from Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials (Marlborough, Mass.), was developed as a marking system for
Read MoreSky's The Limit For Composites-intensive UAVs
Market growth is being spurred primarily by post-9/11 combat actions, homeland security and natural disasters.
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McDonnell Douglas composite cryotanks — a personal history
Composites industry veteran Bob Hartunian looks back on a bold effort in 1987 to develop a thermoplastic composite cryotank for hydrogen storage. It gets complicated.
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